Trump admin. moving detainees out of "Alligator Alcatraz" after judge orders facility operations to wind down

nation • 8/28/2025

Immigration officials are moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."

The Department of Homeland Security has begun moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run immigration detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," days after a federal judge ruled that parts of the faci... [3204 chars]